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title: Formal Parameter Naming Conventions
description: "**Impact area** Manageability **Severity** High **Affected element** Apex Class ## Rule ID SF-PARAM-CONVEN ## Impact Increase the effort needed to read and understand source code. Remediation Rename the parameter. ### Time to fix 10 min ## References This rule is…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qcr/rules/formal-parameter-naming-conventions/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: PMD Rules
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# Formal Parameter Naming Conventions

**Impact area**

Manageability

**Severity**

High

**Affected element**

Apex Class

## Rule ID

SF-PARAM-CONVEN

## Impact

Increase the effort needed to read and understand source code.

Remediation

Rename the parameter.

### Time to fix

10 min

## References

This rule is linked to [FormalParameterNamingConventions](https://pmd.github.io/pmd/pmd_rules_apex_codestyle.html#formalparameternamingconventions)